Journal-box.



No. 808,573. PATBNTED DEC. 26, 1905.

J. s. PATTBN.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MARJI, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

No. 808.573. PATENTBD DEC. 26, 1905. J. S. PATTEN.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.21. 1905,

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

31mm for WM-m zone 5 JAMES S. PATTEN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

JOURNAL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1905.

Application filed March 21, 1905. Serial No. 251,256.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. PATTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to journal-boxes, and more paricularly to journal-boxes for railway-cars, the object of the invention being to provide an improved form of journalbox having waste-supporting portions that serve not only to hold the waste in contact with the journal, but to feed the waste toward the journal as it settles, and in which the waste-supporting portions will hold each a quantity of oil as a reservoir supplemental to the major oil-reservoir at the bottom of the box.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a horizontal section taken longitudinally through a j ournal-box embodying the present invention, the position of the journal therein being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken transversely through the journal-box in a plane beyond the outer end of the journal. Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective View showing a portion of the side of a journal-box and illustrating a modification. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating an additional modification.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, there is shown a journal-box the upper portion of which has the same general shape as the ordinary j ournal-box in common use, while the side walls 5 and 6 thereof are offset inwardly or toward each other at their lower portions, as shown at 7 and 8, so that there is formed a narrowed oil-reservoir 9 at the bottom of the box, which reservoir extends from end to end of the box. The portions 10 and 11 of the sides of the box that connect the upper portions of the walls with the offset portions 7 and 8, respectively, are slanted so that they converge downwardly. The slanting or convergent portions 10 and 11 extend throughout the length of the box, and at the lower edge of each of the portions 10 and 11 there is a longitudinal ridge 12 and 13, respectively, that extends throughout the length of the box, and behind these ribs are formed oil-pockets or supplemental reservoirs 15 and 16. Through the inner end of the j ournal-box is formed the usual opening 17 for entrance of the journal 18, and the upper edges of the ribs or flanges 12 and 13 are below the opening 12. The upper portion of the journal-box receives the usual brass 19 and wedge 20, held in place in the usual manner.

In practice waste is packed upon the portions 10 and 11 and in the reservoir 9, in which latter is also placed a quantity of oil, the oil passing up the waste in the usual manner and into contact with the journal 18. A part of the oil that is carried by the waste is deposited in the supplemental reservoirs or pockets 15 and 16. The oil in these supplemental reservoirs or pockets serves to insure a proper moistening of the waste and a consequent efficient lubrication of the journal. The slant of the portions 10 and 11 is sufficient is insure movement of the waste down the supporting portions under the influence of vibrations of the box, this downward movement being accompanied by a lateral movement that maintains close contact of the waste with the journal.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings the waste-supporting portions of the box (illustrated at 10) are each provided with triangular oilpockets 15 in their upper faces and intervening waste-supporting ribs 25, which are gradually narrowed in the direction of the rib 12, corresponding to the rib 12 in Figs. 1 and 2. The portionsdirectly receive the weight of the waste, which also dips into the pockets between them, these pockets serving to hold oil and maintain proper moistening of the waste, as described in connection with the structures shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings the waste-supporting portions 25, corresponding to the portions 25 in Fig. 3, are of constant width and somewhat narrower than the portions 25, and these portions 25 separate the oil-pockets 15". The portions 25 directly receive and support the waste while permitting it to dip into the oil-pocket.

It will be understood. that in practice other modifications may be made and any suitable proportions may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is" 1. A journal-box for railway-cars having Waste supporting portions that converge downwardly and approach. the journal in the direction of their lower edges, said Wastesupporting portions having oil receiving pockets.

2. A journal-box for railway-cars having waste supporting portions that converge downwardly and. approach the journal in the direction of their lower edges, said wastesupporting portions having each an oil and waste receiving pocket therein, exposed to waste upon the supporting portion.

3. A journal-box for railway-cars having waste-supporting portions and an intermediate oil-receiving reservoir, said waste-receiving portions converging downwardly and having oil-receiving pockets in their upper faces. I

4. A journal-box for railway-cars having waste-supporting portions each having a plurality of transverse ribs and resultant pockets, the upper faces of the ribs at opposite sides of the box converging downwardly.

5. A journal-box for railway-cars having waste supporting portions that converge downwardly of the box and approach the journal in the direction of their lower edges, each of said waste-supporting portions having a plurality of transverse ribs that are tapered in the direction of the lower edge of the waste-supporting portion, and resultant oilreceiving pockets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES S. PATTEN.

/Vitnosses:

FRANK C. HALL, M. E. TUCKER. 

